One day, Summer Thornton, principal of her eponymous Chicago studio, drove past a fire station and remembers thinking, “What’s more attention-grabbing than red?” Believing that “the all-white kitchen was so popular and overdone for years,” she admits, she knew such a showy palette was the right fit for one of her projects, the union of
On the night the San Francisco Giants won the World Series in 2010, Alison and Bruce Damonte headed out to tour a house that was for sale. As prospective first-time homeowners, they were still getting a feel for the market but were thrilled to find a home they both loved in Bernal Heights. “The city
Designers Inma Bermúdez, Moritz Krefter, Jorge Penadés and Alvaro Catalán de Ocón have created three playful wooden furniture pieces on show at Madrid Design Festival. Devised by the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC), Natural Connections was on show in the entrance hall of the cultural building Matadero Madrid. Top: Natural Connections features playful furniture pieces.
The tea set name “Siluet” (Silhouette) and was designed by the Russian duo Sergey Frolov & Maxim Efremov. The basis of formation is taken from the outlines of the traditional Gzhel pattern.Gzhel is a Russian style of ceramics that takes its name from the village of Gzhel and surrounding area, where it has been produced since
The inspiration for these candle holders – named Laki and Katla – was taken from a pair of romantic penguins.Based in Copenhagen, the Icelandic designer Dögg Guðmundsdóttir creates nature-inspired modern products with emotional appeal and a distinctive touch of Scandinavian originality.The meaning was to make modern candle holders look like those used in the old days when people really
This lookbook collects eight homes with spacious open-plan interiors, where different floor designs have been used to subtly define areas for cooking, dining and lounging. Open-plan interiors are an enduring trend in residential design, used most commonly to blend kitchen and living spaces and create a social heart for the home. However, this is now
Architecture practice Snøhetta stuck to natural materials for the fit-out of the Holzweiler boutique in Copenhagen, incorporating subtle references to the fashion brand’s Norwegian heritage. Snøhetta is a long-term collaborator of Holzweiler’s, having designed the company’s flagship store and showroom in Oslo, as well as a number of its pop-up shops, runway sets and its
In both limited and huge spaces, a smart divider can make all the difference. When used in the right way, it can help create distinct living areas and provide privacy where necessary. To get the most out of any floor plan, it’s among the easiest and best tools to use. But nowadays, space dividers can
Driven by the desire to have fun while questioning industrial production in order to bring in poetry to a manufactured object – Brussels-based Caillaud designs an alluring luminous suspension ‘Prémisse’ made from a classic aluminum tube that is simply cut, curved and painted. Highlighting a return to naïve and primitive shapes, this timeless light gets one
With its layered heights being reminiscent of growth patterns found in nature – Chicago-based Noah Taylor fabricates a ‘Shell Lamp’ brilliantly showcasing how 3D-printed PLA can be both structural and active.© Noah TaylorIn an ongoing global environmental crisis – consumer 3D printers are the solution to consolidate our used materials as we enter the stage
For the first time at the Milan Fuorisalone event, Yokohama Makers Village presented the Flower/Metal vases collection.A cooperative of various Japanese companies from Yokohama, who have united their skills in metalworking and the most sophisticated technologies to create a new range of design objects.© Flower/Metal vases collection3D printing, metal plating, turning, mechanical processes, and precision welding
You are well aware that air pollution is dangerous for your health, but you might not know that estimated 4.2 million deaths in 1 year are due to contaminated air, about 90 per cent of them in low to middle-income countries, according to the World Health Organization. IKEA is addressing this menace with sustainable home
YX planter by Ernesto Pastore are prototype blocks manufactured with additive technology and serving different purposes in the interior space.3D printing enables experimentation on multiple levels, from materials to shapes and design process, radically shortening the time required to evolve an idea to a concept to an actual prototype realization.Easily used as planters, the infinite
In June 2022, Vestre opened The Plus Colour and Wood Factory in Magnor, Norway. The factory, which has been designed by the leading architect firm Bjarke Ingels Group, is by far the most environmentally friendly furniture factory in the world and is also the largest investment in the Norwegian furniture industry for decades.Norwegian family company Vestre, one of Scandinavia’s leading producers of urban
Samsung posed questions on how Form Us With Love imagine a sofa to look and perform 10-15 years from now, and the needs it may have to fulfil, in being the traditional ‘place’ where we watch TV from. FUWL has subsequently designed a prototype called SHIFT sofa – a watching platform concept showing how the
Candles have been a part of our homes and spaces for numerous centuries. Before the invention of electricity, their functionality was a priority. Now, however, they serve quite different purposes. The flickering of candlelight creates the loveliest ambiance that’s hard to beat. A couple of candles here and there seem to add a softness to a
This year, Dubai’s Art Week is defined by a new concept. Homegrown, disruptive and dedicated to advocating for creative communities in the Global South, DESIGNEAST launches their community platform with an art show – ‘(Un)common Threads‘ – presented in partnership with Alserkal Avenue.Featuring 17 installations and works from 19 different creatives, the show represents work from across the
During the last Stockholm Design Week, we met Jotun, one of the world’s biggest paint companies, founded in 1926 in Sandefjord, south-eastern Norway.People are increasingly concerned about making good choices related to health, the environment, and quality of life. This attitude also applies to making the best choice of interior paints. This is why we
A converted showroom in London and a São Paulo penthouse with a wood-wrapped elevator are included in this lookbook of homes with smart residential lifts. Lifts, also known as elevators, are mechanical shafts that carry people, cars and loads between multiple levels and are typically used in tall buildings. But they can also be found
Designer Keiji Ashizawa used muted tones to make the most of the sunlight in this apartment in central Tokyo, which features wooden art pieces and furniture that was specially designed for the space. For the Hiroo Residence, named after its location in the city’s Hiroo neighbourhood, Ashizawa wanted to underline the quality of the light
A sculptural spiral staircase, floor-to-ceiling windows and panelled walls have been paired with contemporary furnishings in Space Copenhagen’s renovation of a restaurant and hotel in Switzerland. Called Mammertsberg, the combined hotel and restaurant is housed within a 1911 villa that overlooks the Alps mountain range in Freidorf, Switzerland. Top: a spiral staircase takes centre stage in
